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MIsoeIIaneoua NeMs Notea.

sss51hs 100-yard foot race for $50 a side,
between Pulley OF Mitchell and Huntley
OF Huron, Oak, was won easily by the
latter.
In various parts on Saturday. red flags
were hung out, but in most cases taken
down very soon, owing to popular indig.
nation.
Phe contract for the iron work on the
Minneapolis public building has been
awarded to Mead & Co. OF Lonisv lie at
$50, 900.
The inventory OF the stock OF c. s. Ran.
dali q CO., of Winona, the grocery house
which made an assignment to j. III. Jen-
kins. shows liabilities OF $50, 99i.92; as
sets, $43, 1882.
Two hundred st. Paul business men meet
and say that the ice palace must be built
and the carnival held next winter. They
propose TO get money out OF the city
treasury for the grand iunket.
The Southern Minnesota Fair a~ssocia-
tion has diminished its indebtedness by
$500 this year and added 500 worth Of
buildings to the grounds. Next years
date will be Sept 3 to s inclusive.
at a meeting OF the directors Of the Old
Colony railroad in Boston, it wal voted
to lease the Boston d Providence
railway for n~inety-nine years at 10 per
cent on the capital stock and $1,000, 90,
bonus.
The Manitoba railroad company has
given notice to their agents at st. Cloud 70
stop all sale OF u certain large strip ofland
running west Of the Mississippi river, rs
the tract in question, under u late ruling. Is
probably owed by the Northern Pacific
company.
By an order issued by the board OF rail-
!, II - a,,tk.a fhn v1aGoanrar ru 70 nm
all railroads in Minnesota is placed at
three cents per mile. This order, however,
| affects but two roads che Manitoba and
Northern Pacific-the other roads having
been charging that rate since June, 1886.
The order, which Was forwarded to the
general managers Of the roads, states that
the two roads interested were relieved
from the general order to the same effect
issued June a. 1886, on account Of reduced
freight rates, but that there is 10 reason
why the discrimination in their favor
should be kept up for any further time.
Dakota has spoken OF division and pro-
hibition ia no uncertain tones. In many
counties scarcely Il vote against division
was cast, while In North Dakota the meas
ure developed unexpected strength. Only
four Of the thirty-six counties Of South
Dakota arrayed themselves against di-
vision. In North Dakota eleven out OF the
twenty-thrGe counties are placed on record
rs iavoring the measure, the popular vote
being about W TO one against It. Returns
to date indicate a majority OF 12,753 Tor
division in the territory. South Dakota
Est=Ss- a .s..ssf;sss IL - lE,5a in its favor and
North Dakota one Of 2 SIT in opposition.
John Fitzgerald, of Omaha. president Of
the Irish National league OF America, has
issued a special call supplementary to that
recently issued by Treasurer 0'Reilly ol
Detroit. President F~itzgeraId's call is adj
dressed to the wealthicr class Of Irish in
America for generous effort in aid OF the
Irish cause. He says; Ireland asks from
one thousand Irishmen and Irish-Ameri-
cans on this continent from $500 to
81. 900 apiece. Provi1ence having given
me means to respond to this call, and be-
ing DESTROYS to do myself that which / ex-
pect from Others, / enter my nam upon
the roll for 81, 0O0.e